41_Lean Production

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of lean production in modern manufacturing industries?

• It helps reduce waste and improve efficiency.

• It increases the number of workers needed.

• It focuses on maximizing inventory.

• It encourages frequent equipment breakdowns.

Open Ended

Identify if these products are made by a job, batch or flow production process: 1. Making a wedding cake 2. Building a cruise liner 3. Baking sausage rolls 4. Bottling fizzy drinks

Multiple Choice

Which production method is best suited for making a wedding cake?

• Job

• Batch

• Flow

• Mass

Multiple Select

Which of the following are principles of lean production?

• Kaizen

• Just-in-time (JIT)

• Mass production

• Using resources effectively

Fill in the Blanks

A strategic framework for reducing waste, enhancing productivity, and driving continuous improvement is known as

production.

Multiple Select

What are some common ways that waste manifests in production processes?

• Excess materials and inventory

• Lost time and motion

• Unnecessary costs

• Delayed delivery to the customer

Open Ended

How can businesses use lean production techniques to reduce waste and improve efficiency in the workplace?

Open Ended

Explain the concept of 'just-in-time' (JIT) in lean production.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a feature of lean production?

• Just-in-Time (JIT)

• Kaizen

• Waste minimisation

• Holding large inventories

Multiple Select

Select all the statements that correctly describe the Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory system.

• JIT links supplier orders directly with production needs.

• JIT requires buffer stocks to be held at all times.

• JIT aims to reduce inventory costs by receiving goods only when needed.

• JIT increases waste by over-ordering supplies.

Open Ended

Explain how the Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory system helps businesses reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Open Ended

What is a buffer stock?

Fill in the Blanks

To make JIT work, manufacturers need to have excellent working relationships with their

suppliers.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using JIT to manage stock?

• Reduced costs because the business does not need to warehouse the stock

• Stock does not go out-of-date, become obsolete or go out of fashion

• Prevents over ordering

• Needs good relationships with suppliers

Multiple Select

Select all the disadvantages of JIT from the list below:

• Business can quickly replace damaged parts

• Business may not be able to meet unpredicted surges in demand

• If delivery does not turn up in time, production line can stop

• Parts are not warehoused, saving costs

Fill in the Blanks

The business may run out of stocks of raw materials if suppliers do not deliver on

Multiple Choice

What does the Japanese word 'Kaizen' mean?

• Continuous improvement

• Radical change

• Efficiency

• Teamwork

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of Kaizen improvements?

• Small incremental changes

• Radical changes from R&D

• Ideas from workers themselves

• Large one-off improvements

Fill in the Blanks

Kaizen encourages employees to take

for their work.

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's lesson about Lean Production, what is one key takeaway or question you still have about the topic?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following production processes would be most suitable for bottling fizzy drinks?

• Job production

• Batch production

• Flow production

• Custom production